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You mean like poppy plants? This addiction wasn't created by drugs - drugs are merely a coping mechanism for a world that people can't fucking deal with. The r
by jtmcmc 9y ago
You mean like poppy plants? This addiction wasn't created by drugs - drugs are merely a coping mechanism for a world that people can't fucking deal with.
The root causes aren't opioid manufacturing it's whole slew of things from poor physical and mental health care in this country, worsening job prospects for people, a culture that ties worth and value to working hard and monetary prosperity, etc...
- panic 9y agoWhile people's life situation is always a factor, the drug makers ought to take some responsibility for lying about their drugs to make them seem safer. Purdue Pharma in particular: http://theweek.com/articles/541564/how-american-opiate-epidemic-started-by-pharmaceutical-company http://theweek.com/articles/541564/how-american-opiate-epide...
- DanBC 9y agoThe US prescribes far more opioid medication than any other country. > Since 2002, prescription drug deaths have outpaced those of cocaine and heroin combined. Abuse of controlled prescription drugs is higher than that of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, MDMA, and PCP combined.
- dredmorbius 9y agoThis and @panic's response, both. Quantity and dosing of opioids.